External Opportunities & Programs
Engaging in meaningful experiences throughout the year is important to developing a well-rounded, competitive application for health professional programs. Finding educational opportunities, summer programs, or internships in medicine or other health professions to enhance your journey toward a desired career can help build your experiential preparation for your application.
Click on the drop-down menu below to read about relevant offerings that you might consider on your pre-health pathway.
- Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education (PARAdiGM) Summer Program at the University of Alabama (Alabama)*
- University of Washington Medicine Neurological Surgery Summer Student Program (Washington)*
- Summer Enrichment Program at UMASS Chan Medical School (Massachusetts)
- University of Colorado Wilderness and Emergency Medicine course (Colorado)
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Health Careers Motivation Program (Florida/Virtual)*
* Prioritizes applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.
all candidates
- Summer Program in Cancer Research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Texas)
- Kidney Undergraduate Research Experience (KURE) at the University of Alabama (Alabama)
- Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) at the University of Alabama (Alabama)
- Summer Student Research Program at Boston Children’s Hospital (Massachusetts)*
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program at UMASS Chan School of Medicine (Massachusetts)
- Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI) at the University of Utah (Utah)*
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® (MHIF) Clinical Research Internship (Minnesota)
- Summer Training as Research Scholars Program at Boston University (Massachusetts)*
- Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Minority College Students at Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts)*
- Feinstein Summer Research Internship Program (New York)
- Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) at Massachusetts General Hospital (Massachusetts)*
- Diversity Summer Health-Related Research Education Program (DSHREP) at Medical College of Wisconsin (Wisconsin)*
- Vanderbilt University LGBTQ+ Health Internship (Tennessee)*
- Baylor Summer Undergraduate Research Training (SMART) Program
- Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) at Penn State College of Medicine*
- Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Massachusetts)*
- Four Directions Research Program (focus on Native American Healthcare) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Massachusetts)*
- Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) Research Programs Harvard Cancer Center and Dana Farber (Massachusetts)*
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Summer Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (Multiple locations)*
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Summer Pathway Programs (Illinois)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory Internships (New York)
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Undergraduate Research Program (New York)
- The Mayo Clinic Otolaryngology Undergraduate Research Program (Minnesota)
MD/PHD Candidates
* Prioritizes applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.
- Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York)
- Maternal Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement – Undergraduate Program (MCHC/RISE-UP) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (Maryland)
- Project IMHOTEP (designed to increase the knowledge and skills of underrepresented minority students in biostatistics, epidemiology, and occupational safety and health) at Morehouse College (Georgia)*
- University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (Michigan)*
- Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE) Fellowship Program at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (Maryland)*
- Link Health Fellows and Ambassadors Program (Massachusetts & Texas)
* Prioritizes applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.
Medicine
Dentistry
- Gateway to Dentistry at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (New Jersey)
- Discover Dental School at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine (New York)
- Bridge to Dental School Series at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Virtual)*
optometry
- Improving Diversity in Optometric Careers (I-DOC) at The Ohio State University School of Optometry (Ohio)*
- Eye Care Summer Camp SUNY College of Optometry (New York)
Physician Assistant
podiatry
- CSPM Podiatry Experience Summer Enrichment Program at Samuel Merritt University (Virtual)
- New York College of Podiatric Medicine Summer Internship Program (New York)
- Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Internship Program (Pennsylvania)
Veterinary
* Prioritizes applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.
healthcare focused
- AAMC Summer Undergraduate Research Programs Database
- AAMC Medical Pathways & Enrichment Opportunities Database
- BioSpace (biotech research)
- Mass General Brigham
general
- NUworks – Northeastern’s online job database for current students and alumni.
- Indeed
- SimplyHired